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More Honors for Shutter

December 17, 2014

More honors for Tompkins Cortland Community College men's soccer player Morgan Shutter (Odessa-Montour H.S./Alpine), this time from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). Shutter has been named to the 2014 NSCAA/Continental Tire Junior College Men’s Division III All-America team. It’s the second straight year Shutter has been honored on the national level by the NSCAA, both years being named to the second team.

A total of 25 players were named All-Americans, and Shutter was one of just two repeat selections. He scored half of TC3’s goals this year, finding the back of the net 16 times in 18 games. He added two assists to finish with 34 points for the season and 58 for his career, leaving him tied for third on the all-time TC3 scoring list.

Shutter, who also was a two-time All-American selection by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), is a liberal arts and sciences-general studies major.

This marks the fifth-straight year TC3 men’s soccer has been represented on the All-American team.

Morgan Shutter Repeats as All-American

December 6, 2014

For the second straight year, Tompkins Cortland Community College men's soccer player Morgan Shutter (Odessa-Montour H.S./Alpine) has been named an All-American by the National Junior College Athletics Association (NJCAA). The sophomore was named to the Division III All-America second team. A total of 22 players were honored on the list released today.

Shutter is just the second TC3 men’s soccer player to repeat as an NJCAA All American, following Casey Burns (1998 and 1999). He is also a two-time Region III All-Region and Mid-State Athletic Conference All-Conference selection.

He again led TC3 in scoring this year, registering 34 points on 16 goals and two assists. He tied a single-game record with four goals on October 1, and finished his two-years at TC3 tied for third in career points (56) and third in career goals (26).

Four Panthers Named All Region

November 4, 2014

The Tompkins Cortland Community College men’s soccer team is once again well represented on the NJCAA Region III all-region team. For the third consecutive year, four Panthers have been honored; Morgan Shutter (Odessa-Montour H.S./Alpine), McZiggy Richards (School for Human Rights/Brooklyn), James Demshick (Newburgh Free Academy/Newburgh), and Jacob Czapranski (Dryden H.S./Dryden). A total of 26 players were voted onto the team by the coaches of Region III. Cayuga Community College and Herkimer College each had five selections, followed by TC3 and Mohawk Valley Community College each with four selections. The other eight selections were distributed among six schools.

Shutter is a repeat first-team selection, just the sixth time 20-year history of TC3 men’s soccer a Panther has been a two-time first-team all-region selection. He led the team in scoring with 16 goals, including five game winners. The sophomore accounted for exactly half of TC3’s goals this season.

Richards is also a repeat all-region selection, earning second-team honors two years in a row at goal keeper. He had a record of 11-4, which included seven shutouts, and his goals against average of 0.98 was the third best season ever for a Panther. He also became the first TC3 keeper ever to post a career GAA below a goal per game (0.50).

Demshick, a sophomore, shifted to the defense during the season and quickly asserted himself as a force. He was the heart of a unit that was once again one of the best in the region, while leading the team with five assists to go with five goals.

Czapranski, the lone freshman among TC3’s honorees, was one of the hardest working midfielders in the region. He was second on the team in assists with three, and had his biggest offensive game (goal and assist) in the team’s final win over Mohawk Valley.

This marks the 11th straight year TC3 has placed multiple players on the men’s soccer all-region team.

Semifinal Loss Ends TC3 Men's Soccer Season

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

For the third time in the last four years, the Tompkins Cortland Community College men’s soccer season came to an end with a playoff loss to Genesee Community College. Tuesday it was a 2-0 loss in the NJCAA Region III semifinals, ending TC3’s season with a final record of 12-6. Genesee advances to the Region III-A championship game vs. Herkimer College Saturday. All of the men’s and women’s Region III championship games will be played at TC3.

The game was evenly played, with TC3 taking 13 shots compared to 14 for Genesee, but the Cougars were able to capitalize on its best chances. The first goal came in the 26th minute of play, and the home team sealed the win with an insurance goal in the 77th minute to make the final 2-0.

The loss ends another strong year of TC3 men’s soccer. Over the past six years, the Panthers have advanced to at least the regional semifinal round each seasons, making it to the final three times.

Over the past 11 years the Panthers have exhibited remarkable consistency: this year marks just the second time in that span that TC3 was eliminated in its first playoff game. The Panthers have totaled at least 10 wins in all but one of those 11 years.

The loss also marks the first time in 57 games that TC3 has lost consecutive games, a string that dates back to 2011.

Coaches–Men's Soccer

Andy Davis

Head Coach

Region III Co-Coach of the Year2013

MSAC Coach of the Year
2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013

Coach Davis has completed nine seasons directing the TC3 men's soccer program, compiling a record of 112-53-9 and nine consecutive regional playoff appearances. The 2013 season ranks as one of the best in nation, as TC3 went undefeated during the regular season, winning another Mid-State Athletic Conference championship and advancing to the Region III championship game. Coach Davis was named the Region III Co-Coach of the Year and the MSAC Coach of the Year, and seven players were honored with all-conference, region, and/or all-American recognition.

2013 was the latest chapter in what has been an amazingly successful book for Davis. After spending 2004 as the top assistant, Davis took control of the program in 2005. His first year saw the Panthers win the MSAC title, advance to the NJCAA Region III semifinals, and finish the year ranked 14th in the nation. The 2006 campaign saw a return to the NJCAA playoffs and a national ranking as high as eighth. In 2007 the Panthers again claimed the conference title and played their way to the regional semifinals. In 2008 TC3 posted a win over nationally-ranked Genesee in the opening round of the playoffs to again advance to the quarterfinals. The 2009 season saw the Panthers win two playoff games to advance to the Region III Final Four. In 2010, after winning another MSAC title, the team made it all the way to the Region III championship game. 2011 saw the Panthers again advance to the regional title game, posting a seven-game unbeaten streak along the way. A fourth MSAC Coach of the Year award and another Region III final four appearance came in 2012.

Coach Davis brings tremendous credentials to the program, both as a player and a coach. An all-state player at Binghamton High, he was an All-American and national player of the year while leading Herkimer County Community College to the 2000 national championship. He earned a full athletic scholarship to the University of Evansville (NCAA- Division I) before finishing his playing career at SUNY Cortland. As a Red Dragon, he helped the team to their first SUNYAC title in nearly a decade. Prior to coming to TC3, he served as an assistant coach at SUNY Cortland for two seasons, helping coach the team to SUNYAC titles both seasons.

The last two seasons, Coach Davis has worked with the Greater Binghamton Futbol Club, a member of the National Premier Soccer League. He serves as the assistant coach for the Thunder, which won the NPSL Keystone Conference in 2013.

Contact: apd@TC3.edu, 607-844-8222, Ext.4491

Mick McDaniel

Assistant Coach

MSAC Coach of the Year1998, 2002, 2005
Reg. III Coach of the Year1999, 2005
NSCAA North Coach of the Year1999, 2007

Coach McDaniel returns to the sideline for a second season as an assistant with the men's team after seven years directing the women's program. His teams won the MSAC title and consistently contended for the regional title. He has coached six All-Americans and two dozen all-region performers.

Prior to taking over the women's team, McDaniel was the first head coach of the men's program. He led the men's team for 10 years, taking the Panthers to the Regional Final Four and winning the MSAC title during his tenure.

Contact: mrm@TC3.edu, 607-844-8222, Ext.4492

Highlights–2013 Men's Soccer

Panthers Rally for Win

Saturday, October 12, 2013

Playing at Finger Lakes Community College Saturday, the Tompkins Cortland Community College men’s soccer team found itself in an usual position – trailing. For just the second time this season, the Panthers had to rally from a deficit, and they did, posting a 3-2 win to remain undefeated. TC3 is now 10-0-3 overall, 5-0-1 in the Region III West Division, and 5-0 in the Mid-State Athletic Conference. Finger Lakes falls to 4-9-3 overall, 3-4-1 in the West Division, and 2-4 in the MSAC.
TC3 opened the scoring with a goal by Morgan Shutter (Odessa-Montour H.S./Alpine), scoring off an assist from Nathan Reynolds (Chazy H.S./Chazy) in the 16th minute. Finger Lakes answered a minute later, and the 1-1 score held into halftime.

In the second, Finger Lakes took the lead eight minutes into action. It marked the first time TC3 had trailed since August 31, a game TC3 came back to tie against Brookdale Community College (N.J.). Against Finger Lakes, TC3 took little time to erase the deficit, tying the game a minute later on a goal by James Demshick (Newburgh Free Academy/Newburgh), assisted by Mark Scott (Twin Tiers Christian Academy/West Danby). The game-winner came in the 68th minute, with Joseph Valle (Monroe Woodbury H.S./Highland Mills) converting an assist from Shutter to make it 3-2.

Finger Lakes pressured to score the equalizer, but TC3 keeper McZiggy Richards (School for Human Rights H.S./Brooklyn) came up big with a spectacular save in the final minute to preserve the win. Richards finished the game with five saves.

The Panthers host Cayuga Community College Wednesday. Both teams enter the game undefeated in MSAC play.